James G. Clinton

James Graham Clinton (born January 2, 1804 in Little Britain , New York , † May 28, 1849 in New York City ) was an American lawyer , officer and politician . Between 1841 and 1845 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Clinton attended community schools and then Newburgh Academy . He studied law . After receiving his license to practice bar in 1823, he began practicing in Newburgh. He served as a Masters on the New York Court of Chancery in Orange County and as a judge on the Court of Common Pleas in Orange County. He was director of the Newburgh Whaling Co. and the Delaware and Hudson Railway . Then he served as a Colonel in the New York Militia . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1840 , Clinton was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Nathaniel Jones on March 4, 1841 . He was re-elected to the House of Representatives in the ninth constituency of New York in 1842 , where he succeeded Hiram P. Hunt on March 4, 1843 . Since he refused to run again in 1844 , he left the Congress after March 3, 1845 . During this time he chaired the Committee on Public Expenditures between 1843 and 1845 . He died on May 28, 1849 in New York City. His body was first buried in the family cemetery in Little Britain, but later reburied in Woodlawn Cemetery in New Windsor .

family

James Graham Clinton was the son of Major General James Clinton (1736–1812) and the nephew of Vice President George Clinton (1739–1812). He was the half-brother of DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), US Senator from New York, and Congressman George Clinton junior (1771-1809).

Web links

• James G. Clinton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• James G. Clinton in the database of Find a Grave (English)